Joana Campos Ceddia[1] (born June 21, 2001)[2] is a Brazilian-Canadian former YouTuber, vlogger and former competitive swimmer and runner. A nominee of a Streamy Award and a Shorty Award, Ceddia is known for her quirky and ironic sense of humor, and is famed for her work on YouTube targeted towards teenage audiences.[3][4][5]
| Joana Ceddia | |
|---|---|
 Ceddia in 2019 | |
| Personal information | |
| Born | Joana Campos Ceddia June 21, 2001 |
| Occupation | (former) |
| YouTube information | |
| Years active | 2018–2021 |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Subscribers | 3.28 million (August 13, 2021) |
| Total views | 321 million (August 14, 2021) |
On October 30, 2021, Ceddia's YouTube channel and Instagram account were deleted. The reasons behind the deletions remain unknown.[6][7]
Early life
editJoana Campos Ceddia was born on June 21, 2001, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to Denilce Campos, a former professional gymnast, who represented Brazil at the 1980 and 1982 South American Artistic Gymnastics Championships, winning gold in team all-around both times, and Rolando Ceddia, who is currently an associate professor at the School of Kinesiology & Health Science at York University.[2][8] Ceddia currently resides in Toronto, where she studies physics and astronomy.[4][9]
Career
editCeddia participated in competitive school swimming and is an OFSAA gold medalist.[10][11][12] After suffering an injury that prevented her from pursuing a career in competitive running,[4] she created her YouTube channel in 2018, initially uploading videos of her creating artwork. She then received recognition for her video where she attempts to cut her own hair with craft scissors, which gained over 13 million views prior to its deletion.[4]
Ceddia then became an internet sensation, gaining nearly two million subscribers in the space of a few months.[13] She had been faced with controversy in 2018, being accused on platforms such as Reddit of buying her subscribers due to the abnormal rate of growth she had been receiving on her channel, although it has been disproven statistically.[3]
While she was active, her most notable content included recreating popular artwork, making vlogs and jokingly "transforming" herself into popular characters and public figures by creating costumes.[14][3] For her work, she was a finalist for the "Best YouTube Comedian" category at the Shorty Awards in 2018,[13] and was nominated for the "Breakout Creator" category at the 2019 Streamy Awards.[15] As of July 2021, her YouTube channel had accumulated 3.28 million subscribers and 316,388,216 views from her videos collectively.[16]
Following the deletions of her YouTube channel and Instagram account on October 30, 2021, Ceddia no longer has a presence on any social media platform.
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Shorty Awards | Best YouTube Comedian | Nominated | [13] |
| Streamy Awards | Breakout Creator | Nominated | [15] |
References
edit- ^ "CAMPOS CEDDIA, Joanna". Swimrankings.
- ^ a b Ceddia, Joana (January 22, 2019), "The History of John Cena", YouTube, retrieved August 6, 2019
- ^ a b c Sung, Morgan (September 22, 2018). "Joana Ceddia went viral and brought back the spirit of old YouTube". Mashable. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
- ^ a b c d Ohlheiser, Abby (July 17, 2019). "Joana Ceddia got famous on YouTube for being a normal teen. She's trying to stay that way". Washington Post.
- ^ Stephens, Hugh (July 11, 2019). "14 Top Instagram Trends To Watch For In 2019". Business 2 Community. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
- ^ JOANA CEDDIA IS GONE, retrieved 2021-11-06
- ^ Rao, Karishma (2 November 2021). "What happened to Joana Ceddia? Fans concerned after vlogger appears to have deleted her YouTube channel". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
- ^ "Faculty of Health". Retrieved 2020-06-25.
- ^ Ceddia, Joana (September 10, 2019), "It is the first day of university", YouTube, retrieved September 24, 2019
- ^ Baker, Brian (March 27, 2019). "York Mills swim team shines in the pool at OFSAA". Streeter. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
- ^ Rick Mahoney [@pmahoney1967] (February 28, 2018). "Congrats to @TDSSAA_TDSB and @TDSB_YMCI Joana Ceddia double gold medalist at #ofsaaswimming2018" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Ceddia, Joana (March 10, 2019). "Come with me to a swim meet". YouTube. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
- ^ a b c "Joana Ceddia - The Shorty Awards". shortyawards.com. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
- ^ Decaille, Nia (March 21, 2019). "These 'how to' videos on YouTube won't teach you how to be a better adult. But they're not supposed to". Washington Post. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
- ^ a b Jarvey, Natalie (October 16, 2019). "Lilly Singh, David Dobrik and Emma Chamberlain Earn Streamy Award Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
- ^ "Joana Ceddia". YouTube.